Spanish and International Relations

Study mode:On campus Study type:Full-time Languages: English
Local:$ 8.59 k / program Foreign:$ 11 k / program  
601–800 place StudyQA ranking:3331 Duration:36 months

Description

If you choose this course you will benefit from:

  • a year studying or working in a Spanish-speaking country, which provides you with an international experience that many businesses are looking for when employing a graduate;
  • a teaching team including native speakers from Spain and from Latin America, and you will study alongside students from Spain who are doing a placement in our department;
  • use of modern technologies, such asbusuu.com and Livemocha, to maintain links with native speakers of the language that you are studying;
  • modules in Spanish culture and society that give you specific applied language skills which will be relevant to the workplace,
  • the opportunity to gain valuable work experience by mentoring pupils and shadowing Spanish teachers.

Detailed Course Facts

Tuition fee
  • GBP 8586 Module (EEA)
  • GBP 10950 Module (International)
Start date September 2015 Duration full-time 36 months Delivery mode On Campus Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible

Course Content

This course focuses on the four major language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing in Spanish.

In addition, the course covers sociolinguistics, specialist translation, contemporary Spanish culture and society, and the language of business. In all years you will study different areas of the Spanish language and will apply this to research projects.

This course is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new developments and the requirements of the profession and of employers.

Your course will be based on a series of mini-lectures and task-based activities such as translation from and into Spanish, listening and grammar exercises, oral presentations and summary writing from written and audio/visual sources. In addition, your personal tutor will review and discuss your progress with you and will be available for advice.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6

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Requirements

  • A-Levels: BBC to BCC. Candidates wishing to take the post-A-level language modules must have Spanish at grade C
  • BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma: DMM
Access: The Access Diploma to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit. Access applicants can meet the GCSE requirements through their current studies and do not need to have these qualifications separately
  • International Baccalaureate Diploma: 28 points
Essential Entry Requirements:
  • GCESs: 5 GCSEs at grade A*-C including English Language, or specified equivalents. Grade C in a foreign language is required where candidates do not have A2 Spanish

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

  • Academic Excellence Scholarship

    "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

  • Access Bursary

    Bursary for UK students all subjects where the variable tuition fee rate is payable.

  • Alumni Bursary

    Alumni Bursary for UK Undergraduate students

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Coventry University.

Funding

Merit Scholarship Scheme

Merit Scholarship scheme: £1,000, in year one only and based on academic performance.

  • Available to all international students applying for full-time undergraduate and postgraduate programmes at Coventry University.
  • Scholarships are allocated on the basis of academic merit. (Postgraduate applicants must hold 2.1 or equivalent, undergraduate applicants must hold A-levels or equivalent at grades BBC)
  • There is no separate scholarship application process: all undergraduate applications from self-funded international students from any non-EU country and postgraduate applications from international, will automatically be considered for a merit award. You will not have to do anything, if you are successful you will be notified in due course by the International Office.
University Research Studentship Scheme

Occasionally, funding becomes available to enable the University, either centrally, through one of the faculties or from other sources, to offer research studentships in specified topics or fields of study.

Science Without Borders

Brazilian students are able to apply for full scholarship - including tuition fees and accommodation - to study undergraduate sandwich programmes at Coventry University.

Commonwealth Scholarship Scheme

The Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom (CSC) offers opportunities to Commonwealth citizens to study in the UK, as part of the UK's contribution to the international Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan.

If you are a citizen of a developed Commonwealth country, you can apply for:

Scholarships for PhD and split-site (PhD) study

If you are a citizen of a developing Commonwealth country, you can apply for

  • Scholarships for Masters, PhD, or split-site (PhD) study at UK universities
  • Shared Scholarships for Masters study at selected UK universities

If you are a citizen of the Maldives, St Helena or the Seychelles, you can apply for:

  • Scholarships for undergraduate study at UK universities
Ferguson Trust Scholarships

Ferguson Trust Scholarships are made available through the generosity of The Allan & Nesta Ferguson Charitable Trust. The Trust was set up in memory of two generations of the Ferguson family to promote education, international friendship and understanding, and the promotion of world peace and development. The Trust supports people from low-income and conflict-affected regions who want to improve their knowledge of peace and reconciliation. Scholarship amounts vary and are dependent on individual circumstances and assessment.

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